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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg Police Chief Peggy Sealy announced her retirement earlier this week. After more than three decades at the police department, Sealy has a long list of achievements under her belt. She began her career with the police department in 1988 as a meter maid. Sealy then joined the police academy in [...]

ScarLip speaks to XXL in an exclusive magazine interview about the success of her song "This Is New York," Swizz Beatz's support and more. Continue reading…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Three people were injured during a shooting at a Jackson Waffle House. The shooting happened at the business off of Highway 18 in South Jackson around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15. Officer Sam Brown said three people were injured in the shooting and taken to a local hospital. There's no [...]

Gasoline prices have been sitting at their lowest levels recorded all year for the past several weeks, influenced mostly by the low price of oil. "With pump prices falling slowly each day, it is likely that the national average will slide below $3 per gallon by the end of the year," AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross [...]

CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal jury convicted a Clinton man in connection to a murder-for-hire plot. Prosecutors said Joshua Druid Bryan was convicted of murder for hire, conspiracy to commit murder for hire, and solicitation to commit a crime of violence. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the 28-year-old hired a [...]

LAFAYETTE, Miss. (WREG) --- The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office is investigating after an inmate died at the county jail Tuesday. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, on December 12, personnel at the detention center found the inmate, 53-year-old Marie Parkman of Jackson, unresponsive in her cell. After medical personnel and paramedics performed life-saving measures, [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Bomb threats were called in to multiple locations across Mississippi, including four airports and a synagogue. In Jackson, officials with the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) said they received a potential threat to the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport on Thursday, December 14. Officials said airport police are working with their [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (December 15-17) around Mississippi. Central Mississippi: BTC Lighting of the Town - Jackson - Friday Ding Dong Merrily on High – Natchez – Friday Christmas Pajama Jam [...]

Juice Wrld's mother, Carmela Wallace, gives an exclusive interview to XXL about the work she's doing with her Live Free 999 foundation in his honor, his next album release and more. Continue reading…

INDIANOLA, Miss. (WJTV) - A grand jury in Mississippi found that there was no criminal conduct on behalf of the officer involved in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office presented the Indianola officer-involved shooting case to the grand jury in Sunflower County on Wednesday, December 13. Due to the ruling, [...]